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defense. that is looking a bit uncertain at this time as the trial gets under way. written answers have been provided to questions, that the defense submitted the questions, and the judge is refusing to allow - to delay the trial for those answers to be submitted. so the clock is ticking. and his defense team to get the answers in as opening statements are expected as soon as wednesday. >> the middle east peace protest was on the agenda as israel's prime minister met u.s. president barack obama in washington. the nuclear program was discussed. binyamin netanyahu spoke at the annual meeting of the largest pro-israel lobby group. patty culhane has more on that. >> everything about this annual convention is meant to project power. and the pros government lobby known as apec. secretary of state john kerry represented the obama administration was insist ept that u.s. support for his rail is unwavering. every time that is real is subjected to attacks on legitimacy of the united nations or from any n
defense. that is looking a bit uncertain at this time as the trial gets under way. written answers have been provided to questions, that the defense submitted the questions, and the judge is refusing to allow - to delay the trial for those answers to be submitted. so the clock is ticking. and his defense team to get the answers in as opening statements are expected as soon as wednesday. >> the middle east peace protest was on the agenda as israel's prime minister met u.s. president barack...
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remember, up until now the russian troops adopted what they would see entirely as defensive positions and having their photographs taken with pro-russian local and smoking cigarettes in many places and have not had clips loaded on their guns and they have been, i think, at pains to point out they don't want to be seen as an aggressive force equally. by the same token the body language and symbolism from the ukraine troops this morning was equally passive and one was a soviet flag from the second world war saying they fought against fascism but are no longer but carried a ukraine flag and the implication of that is they want to be see potentially being on the russian side but won't surrender and will not swear allegiance to the flag and there is not resistance going on but a sense of defiance as well. >> reporter: lawrence, thanks for keeping us up to date with the events in crimea and we will keep a close eye on things there. russia appears to be moving more military assets to the region and russian war ships passed through in istambul and saying they may go to ukraine and they are in
remember, up until now the russian troops adopted what they would see entirely as defensive positions and having their photographs taken with pro-russian local and smoking cigarettes in many places and have not had clips loaded on their guns and they have been, i think, at pains to point out they don't want to be seen as an aggressive force equally. by the same token the body language and symbolism from the ukraine troops this morning was equally passive and one was a soviet flag from the...
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the defense department reported it was down. the root root cause for army suicide remain unknown. a new star study points to risk factors which may help identify factors and focus on programs to help service members at higher risk. >> the report stands to reason and there is plenty that is counter intuitive, a closer look at suicide joining us from hall tallahassee, coauthor of families under fire. >> were you surprised that things like deployment didn't have much impact on those who decided to end their lives? >> yes, the first surprise of the study was that the increase and the suicide rate was equally as high among people who never deployed as those who had deployed. prior to that time we just thought it was a knee-jerk reaction. >> between male and female personnel? >> well, there are differences in suicide rates among men and women. and men have higher suicide rates than women could do. that's true in the civilian world as well as the military. the striking difference is the suicide rate of men who are deployed is roughly 50% higher than the suicide rate of male soldiers who
the defense department reported it was down. the root root cause for army suicide remain unknown. a new star study points to risk factors which may help identify factors and focus on programs to help service members at higher risk. >> the report stands to reason and there is plenty that is counter intuitive, a closer look at suicide joining us from hall tallahassee, coauthor of families under fire. >> were you surprised that things like deployment didn't have much impact on those...
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we are getting information from a russian defense min city. they say what they have done is launched a missle in the after con region, and that is the far east of russia. out near central asia, they have shot this off with a dumby war head, they say that they hit what they were looking for, this is clearly a demonstration of russians military might against all the tensions over ukraine, very similar to the show of power in the war games. russia, of course, still saying they may respond or they intend to respond to the situation, the tensions over ukraine. this can very much be playing into that sort of scenario. >> all of this on a day when the white house and secretary of state both condemning actions so far. it appears while everyone sells calling for calm, the russians have doubled down. >> very much so, we heard some very strong language from vladimir putin as well. a day when there's been a lot of statements being made from the white house to the state department. the russians are also speaking and they have said that while they do not wa
we are getting information from a russian defense min city. they say what they have done is launched a missle in the after con region, and that is the far east of russia. out near central asia, they have shot this off with a dumby war head, they say that they hit what they were looking for, this is clearly a demonstration of russians military might against all the tensions over ukraine, very similar to the show of power in the war games. russia, of course, still saying they may respond or they...
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the violence was a form of self-defense against the attempts of riot police to try to disperse protesters through force from the streets. now the yanukovych government has been toppled, i don't think that violence is a serious issue that threatens ethnic russians in crimea. this is completely a bogus imagined threat that russians are on purpose creating in order to find a pretext to intervene in ukrainian territory to organize and cover up this aggression in crimea and further in the east. >> i'm going to get some community in. steven just tweeted in . . . and i want to go to you with, this speaking about the ukrainians now, do you think ukrainians have lost out on this narrative? can they control their destiny, or are they just being used as a upon now by self interested parties. >> first of all everybody must know there is no united ukraine. ukraine is two different nations, two different countries, and because of [ inaudible ] policy of [ inaudible ] this country survived until recently, but i always warned and i have many, many publications and for 20 years i am inside russian politic
the violence was a form of self-defense against the attempts of riot police to try to disperse protesters through force from the streets. now the yanukovych government has been toppled, i don't think that violence is a serious issue that threatens ethnic russians in crimea. this is completely a bogus imagined threat that russians are on purpose creating in order to find a pretext to intervene in ukrainian territory to organize and cover up this aggression in crimea and further in the east....
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but one self-defense unit arrived the ukrainians fall in and m off. their point made. >> so the ukrainian soldiers came out of their base and were headed towards the airstrip, because they wanted to reach the weapons depot, and that's when they were stopped. now, there have been negotiations throughout the day between the ukraine january and the russian commanders. we still don't have the jut come. >> the overnight deadlines for ukrainian troops to give up the rugs passed with no sign of the military storm that had been threatened. position cow denied there was ever a deadline. this soldier said none of his team would vow allegiance to the new pro russian government. >> marines never surrender, nobody at the base wants to switch sides, take an oath of loyalty to a dubious government that not been elected legally. >> without insignia, and the russian mainland is just 4 1/2 kilometers away across a stretch ottawa water. another stand off of sorts. ukrainian ships, flanked by russians, watching their ever move. the regional capitol was quiet, some volunt
but one self-defense unit arrived the ukrainians fall in and m off. their point made. >> so the ukrainian soldiers came out of their base and were headed towards the airstrip, because they wanted to reach the weapons depot, and that's when they were stopped. now, there have been negotiations throughout the day between the ukraine january and the russian commanders. we still don't have the jut come. >> the overnight deadlines for ukrainian troops to give up the rugs passed with no...
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he is currently the defense minister. he will have to resign from that post before he can announce his candida candidacy. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of the their staff being held in egypt. they have spent 66 days in prison. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading falls news. al jazeera rejects the charges. another al jazeera journalist, from the network's arabic channel has been held since august. he has been on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment. >> more fighting between anti-government protesters and police in the venzuelaan capitol. riot teams were used and jailed opposition leader is urging his supporters to continuing rallying against the president, nicholas maduro. these protests began last month in the western city of san cristobal where students took to the streets against rising crime. barricades have been set up to show outrage. a report from san cristobal >> reporter: trying to save what thing. a beg your pardoning car cleared from a ransacked bake
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brigad kevin ryan is a former defense attache in moscow. and director for defense at the belfer center for science and international affairs at harford university, and william taylor, former ambassador to ukraine in 2006 and 2009. he's working at the university any of peace. >> russians are a significant player in hot spots around the world, syria, iran and afghanistan. geopolitically we need russia's collaboration. what does the worsening collaboration mean for the u.s.? >> i question whether we need russia's collaboration. it's not clear they've been helpful in afghanistan, or they've done anything extraordinary on the iranian negotiations or anything helpful in syria - if anything, the opposite. we don't have to worry that much about offending russia. we should focus on ukraine. the russians have a direct threat. we have interests there, that's the reason we should be focussed. russia's obinstructionism caused us to have little progress. don't we need them to improve matters? >> i don't think we have to sacrifice ukraine to change their
brigad kevin ryan is a former defense attache in moscow. and director for defense at the belfer center for science and international affairs at harford university, and william taylor, former ambassador to ukraine in 2006 and 2009. he's working at the university any of peace. >> russians are a significant player in hot spots around the world, syria, iran and afghanistan. geopolitically we need russia's collaboration. what does the worsening collaboration mean for the u.s.? >> i...
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the defense says she made up the charges. sinclair is thought to be the highest ranking military officer ever to face court marshal for sexual assault. in west virginia, the state house approved a bill meant to prevent chemical spills. the legislation puts restrictions on chemical storage tanks like the ones that caused the january leak that left 300,000 people without drinking water, the measure calls for more frequent inspections and require as warning system in the case of possible water contamination. at least seven people were hurt after a home in mercer county new jersey exploded today. utility workers were repairing a damaged pipe when the explosion happened. smoke could be seen as far as 24 miles away. and in sarasota, florida, 101-year-old resident has become so disappointed at the lack of political leadership that he has decided to run for congress. >> joe newman says he is an optimist, because he has to be. the first vote he cast was for president franklin roosevelt, now he hopes the next vote he casts will be for
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he is currently the defense minister, and will have to resign from that post before he can officially announce his candidacy. >>> and al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of their staff being held in egypt. they have now spent 66 days in prison. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organize. al jazeera rejects the charges. another journalist has been held since august. he has been on hunger strike for more than a month now to protest against his imprisonment. turkey ranks number one in the world for jailing journalists, that's according to the committee that protects journalists, which say that prison terms can be long and court procedures slow. anita has more. >> reporter: in 2012, this reporter alerted the world to the large number of journalists behind bars in turkey, when he fonted that he himself was facing an 11-year sentence, he sought asylum in germany. >> translator: the public has the right to access news. to prevent this, the state uses violence, oppression and anti-democratic laws. >> reporter: there are around 63 journalists in turkish jails.
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secretary of defense chuck hagel, secretary of state john kerry and susan rice were in the meeting. secretary of state john kerry boarded a plane at andrew's air force base, headed to kiev to meet with the interim government on tuesday. kerry's trip coming as russia shows no signs of backing off from crimea. they received a deadline to lay down arms or face a full-scale assault. russia de nice making that call. they say they were invited by president viktor yanukovych. nick schifrin is in the crimean peninsula with the latest. >> this is a ukrainian base on ukrainian land. those are not ukrainian soldiers or that's not a ukrainian flag. the welcoming committee doesn't pledge allegiance to ukraine. >>. translation: we are here to support the russian peacekeepers. they are the only means to stop the violence in ukraine. >> in this area the russian occupation is growing and the resistance seems non-existent. the russian soldiers occupied the base without firing a shot. visitors brought sandwiches and a teapot. soldiers relax and ate in crudely fortified positions. they brought 50 calib
secretary of defense chuck hagel, secretary of state john kerry and susan rice were in the meeting. secretary of state john kerry boarded a plane at andrew's air force base, headed to kiev to meet with the interim government on tuesday. kerry's trip coming as russia shows no signs of backing off from crimea. they received a deadline to lay down arms or face a full-scale assault. russia de nice making that call. they say they were invited by president viktor yanukovych. nick schifrin is in the...
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. >> we're the first line of defense for the country. if i wasn't an agent, and i did not work for the united states border patrol, i would want somebody out here that had a little bit of a rah-rah attitude, where he really truly took his job serious and wantedto defend the country. that's my view on it. >> so there's been a few officer-involved shootings at the border that have gotten a lot of attention lately 16 year old guy from the mexican side jose antonio and he was shot by a border patrol agent from the us side does that trouble you? >> well, we have several shootings, i can't freely speak about that one, because they're still looking into it. but what people don't understand when they say rocks the agents were rocked. i don't know what people's concept of a rock is, but it's huge rocks. it's not these little rocks. it's huge rocks. in, in areas that are populated, like closer to nogales, at times what they throw is it's chunks of cement! that are broken off the sidewalk. it's a dangerous job. >> there've been 16 deaths of border
. >> we're the first line of defense for the country. if i wasn't an agent, and i did not work for the united states border patrol, i would want somebody out here that had a little bit of a rah-rah attitude, where he really truly took his job serious and wantedto defend the country. that's my view on it. >> so there's been a few officer-involved shootings at the border that have gotten a lot of attention lately 16 year old guy from the mexican side jose antonio and he was shot by a...
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it says putin, my children are afraid of your defenses. >> what started here as a protest movement has escalated beyond what most of the demonstrators could have imagined and it's not over yet. >> and now following up with the latest developments in crimea. al jazeera 's jennifer glasse joins us from simferopol. jen. >> taking ore ukrainian bases really walking on i spent most of the last two days, one base about a 20 minute drive from here on the road to yalta. the two commanders have spoken a couple of times but the ukrainian commander inside the base says he won't give up. we have seen russian forces just take over some other bases digging in at the base where i was they have a camp laid out, they have -- they've got tents already. they're in for the long haul here. we've seen troops working all over town and worries tonight that there may be a deadline from the forces for the ukrainians to surrender. the rumors have been flying around all day. tensions are high. certainly we haven't seen a shot fired but certainly it is a tense situation here with russian forces and ukrainian force
it says putin, my children are afraid of your defenses. >> what started here as a protest movement has escalated beyond what most of the demonstrators could have imagined and it's not over yet. >> and now following up with the latest developments in crimea. al jazeera 's jennifer glasse joins us from simferopol. jen. >> taking ore ukrainian bases really walking on i spent most of the last two days, one base about a 20 minute drive from here on the road to yalta. the two...
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. >> and we got word the defense department suspended military to military relations between russia and the u.s. >> yeah, a statement from the pentagon. it could not be seen as a surprise, after all, putin's troops are now occupying crimea. and they are announcing joint exercises from meetings to conferences with military counterparts. they say over the years these sorts of meetings have helped build trust between the two sides in transparency. and the u.s. has moved warships into the black sea. they say these are part of normal and scheduled military deployments. >> mike, thank you very much. mike mentioned the president's critics on capitol hill. senator mccain says white house foreign policy is part of the situation. >> the president of the united states clearly has no idea of the kind of person putin is and what his intentions are, which is to rebuild the near brood, to have the old russian empire restored as much as possible, and ukraine is a crown jewel of that, and the president has played right into putin's hands. >> and you can hear more of senator mccain's interview at 9:00 ea
. >> and we got word the defense department suspended military to military relations between russia and the u.s. >> yeah, a statement from the pentagon. it could not be seen as a surprise, after all, putin's troops are now occupying crimea. and they are announcing joint exercises from meetings to conferences with military counterparts. they say over the years these sorts of meetings have helped build trust between the two sides in transparency. and the u.s. has moved warships into...
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defense attorneys cross examined a witness who described hearing a woman scream and then heard gunshots. he said he shot his girlfriend by mistake, thinking that she was a burglar. we want to turn back to our coverage of the ukraine, the white house keeping close tabs on russia, trying to see what it will do with troops in ukraine. there's word sanctions could come soon for russia along with economic aid for ukraine. lisa stark is in washington, what are we hearing from the white house? >> the white house just announced it is working with congress to provide $1 billion, a billion dollars in loan guarantees to ukraine to help cover energy costs. it's part of a package of financial assistance that the u.s. and the international community are working to try to provide to that country to restore economic stability there. john kerry, the secretary of state has arrived in kiev, the capitol of ukraine for his series of meetings. >> president obama called his national security council together to discuss how to deal with the events unfolding in ukraine. while the president weighs his options, t
defense attorneys cross examined a witness who described hearing a woman scream and then heard gunshots. he said he shot his girlfriend by mistake, thinking that she was a burglar. we want to turn back to our coverage of the ukraine, the white house keeping close tabs on russia, trying to see what it will do with troops in ukraine. there's word sanctions could come soon for russia along with economic aid for ukraine. lisa stark is in washington, what are we hearing from the white house?...
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defense budget, that we are now in the third year of deep cuts to u.s. defense spending. the consequence of these cuts is that since the president came into office in 2009, we were spending 3.7% of our economy on the base defense department budget. that number is now down to 2.8%. about a 1% reduction as a share of gdp increased spending for defense, which incidentally is the same level where we were on 9/11 into the house and one. so you can see how far we've fallen compared to where we were just a few years ago. what we're seeing today is harmed in italy the u.s. readiness and capability, and the long-term major reductions to the science of u.s. forces -- which when you look at a situation like this in europe, the idea that u.s. ground forces are irrelevant to be able to send a message about credible defense and to reassure our allies. deter are vicious, i think it would be -- [inaudible] as a final point, in terms of audiences, the president must use this opportunity speak to the american people, and explain our purpose in the world. the majority of americans now belie
defense budget, that we are now in the third year of deep cuts to u.s. defense spending. the consequence of these cuts is that since the president came into office in 2009, we were spending 3.7% of our economy on the base defense department budget. that number is now down to 2.8%. about a 1% reduction as a share of gdp increased spending for defense, which incidentally is the same level where we were on 9/11 into the house and one. so you can see how far we've fallen compared to where we were...
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because the defense budget is a five-year defense planning window that has to do with how we do acquisitions of equipment. it also has to do with what proportion of the entire defense budget hags to do with people. -- has to do with people. giving us certainty is the other thing. i think my response is, the president's budget is at higher levels. that's where we need to go. i'm hopeful that as we said coming back to the question of what will the president's budget do and influence, we believe these are the right levels. we believe what we should be doing is in the outyears buying back both on the nondefense discretionary side and the defense side, that we shouldn't operate at the lower levels that are the sequester levels. that's what the budget cost. -- does. we believe that's the right place to go. >> if i could just add that it merits examining the logic of the republican critique that you mentioned, which on the one hand says, the president is spending too much, and on the other hand says, the cuts in defense are too deep. when the spending they are criticizing goes fully half to raising
because the defense budget is a five-year defense planning window that has to do with how we do acquisitions of equipment. it also has to do with what proportion of the entire defense budget hags to do with people. -- has to do with people. giving us certainty is the other thing. i think my response is, the president's budget is at higher levels. that's where we need to go. i'm hopeful that as we said coming back to the question of what will the president's budget do and influence, we believe...
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i don't understand. >> i think the strategic defense initiative, right, defense initiative? >> i think it was more than that. economic freedom, property rights, the right to self govern. >> we called it a defense. you want to put something in the air -- >> if i buy into the argument just briefly, i know reagan really did bring down the soviet union, which i don't, but ukraine was part of that. >> let me point something out to answer dana's point. we had a cold war going on with russia, right? that was us and russia. this is ukraine -- >> it was a belief in democracy and self-governance and belief in freedom to protect america's security later on. >> i gotta go. they're yelling at me. >> don't yell at me. >> i'm tired of being yelled at. straight ahead, we go to ukraine and talk to shep smith. he'll have the latest next. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel. and a hotel is the perfect place to talk to you about hotels. all-you-can-eat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. the hotel gym is short for gymnasium. the hotel pool is usually filled with water. and th
i don't understand. >> i think the strategic defense initiative, right, defense initiative? >> i think it was more than that. economic freedom, property rights, the right to self govern. >> we called it a defense. you want to put something in the air -- >> if i buy into the argument just briefly, i know reagan really did bring down the soviet union, which i don't, but ukraine was part of that. >> let me point something out to answer dana's point. we had a cold war...
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vladimir putin -- those were local self-defense units. those were local self-defense units. question -- how well trained are they if we compare them to the self-defense units in kiev? vladimir putin -- my dear colleague, look how well trained the people who operate in kiev were. as we all know, they were trained at special bases in neighboring states, in lithuania, poland and in ukraine itself, too. they were trained by instructors for extended periods. they were divided into dozens and hundreds. their actions were coordinated. they had good communication systems. it was all like clock work. did you see them in action? they looked very professional, like special forces. why do you think those in crimea should be any worse? in that case, can i specify it? did we take part in training crimean self-defense forces? vladimir putin -- no, we did not. and this is the same guy that the president of the united states pushed the reset button time and again with. this is the same guy that we can work with vladimir putin and my colleague from -- and former member of this body on friday,
vladimir putin -- those were local self-defense units. those were local self-defense units. question -- how well trained are they if we compare them to the self-defense units in kiev? vladimir putin -- my dear colleague, look how well trained the people who operate in kiev were. as we all know, they were trained at special bases in neighboring states, in lithuania, poland and in ukraine itself, too. they were trained by instructors for extended periods. they were divided into dozens and...
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he said russian troops, no, no, no, they are pro-russian local defense forces. john kerry couldn't believe what he heard when he heard that. nbc's andrea mitchell said that to them and he was lost for words in the press conference he had today here in kiev. john kerry also disputing the russians' right to use military means, saying look, there's plenty of international agencies, the u.n., you can go through if you felt that ethnic russians were threatened as well. he also came back at those putin claims that there is an il legitimate government in kiev. he said the local government was voted in, of course it's the legitimate government. really interesting watching the sparring between putin and kerry and obama today. in other news, though, the much-needed finances are beginning to trickle through. you mentioned that $1 billion in loan guarantees, that is much needed here as well. kerry also offering technical assistance and help towards international observers as we get towards that all-important may 25th election. yes, the tension is lessened a little bit but t
he said russian troops, no, no, no, they are pro-russian local defense forces. john kerry couldn't believe what he heard when he heard that. nbc's andrea mitchell said that to them and he was lost for words in the press conference he had today here in kiev. john kerry also disputing the russians' right to use military means, saying look, there's plenty of international agencies, the u.n., you can go through if you felt that ethnic russians were threatened as well. he also came back at those...
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about mistaken identity, about self-defense, murder, premeditated murder. self-defense again and again, and i think that's what's going to determine, what south african's think, what the police think or oscar's defense think, it all boils down to the judge. it's all about law in the end. >> thank you very much indeed. i want to bring in a man who's known oscar pistorius since he was a child. >> i know you didn't keep in touch with oscar in later years. what was he like when you went to school with him. we're going to come to an extreme parallel, what was he like? >> you know, piers, i lost contact with him when i went to high school. but i knew he -- i was a little older than im, i went to high school with him. he was always the happiest kid, covered in sweat, everyone always wanted to touch his prosthetic legs. >> he became this national hero, a hero around the world to many people who are suffering perhaps similar disabilities that he had. a huge shock, to anyone who ever knew him like you did, a massive shock. >> it was unbelievable. south africa treats
about mistaken identity, about self-defense, murder, premeditated murder. self-defense again and again, and i think that's what's going to determine, what south african's think, what the police think or oscar's defense think, it all boils down to the judge. it's all about law in the end. >> thank you very much indeed. i want to bring in a man who's known oscar pistorius since he was a child. >> i know you didn't keep in touch with oscar in later years. what was he like when you went...
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so the russian defense ministry said it didn't issue such an ultimatum, but the ukrainian defense forces said that they definitely received it. and journalists did report witnessing that ultimatum being handed to them. so, it's not quite clear who exactly is threatening whom, but the situation, you know, remains such that everyone is waiting for russia to play its hand and attack or not attack. >> what -- people in the area want or thinks, not the military but the people. >> i think ethnic russian community in crimea, which is the majority of the population on the peninsula, they are content to have the russian troops here protecting them from the new government that came to power in last month's revolution. however, they do not want any blood to be spilled. i think the minute that russia attacks any of the bases or kills any ukrainian servicemen, they will lose the support of the local population definitely. >> simon, if you will stand by, we will get back to you little later in the hour. thank you, simon. >> thank you. >> what should the united states do or not do about this growing co
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he didn't mention one time the phrase stand your ground or self-defense. he didn't say the name trayvon martin, jordan davis, or marissa alexander. don't these issues deserve the attention of the state's governor? >> well, our governor has been writing letters to the president about venezuela and about things outside of state of florida, but he has neglected to mention floridians that are dying. he has neglected to mention that this is a topic around the nation about his state. and i was very disappointed as i sat there listening to the state of the state that here is a major topic. here is something that people are talking about around the nation about his state, and he didn't bother to mention or at least give condolences to the families that are out there suffering. the florida families that are suffering, he has neglected to mention, give condolences, or anything. and so i was disappointed in his lack of leadership and compassion when it comes to floridians. >> and we're not saying, goldie, that he ought to take a position on the case. >> sure. >> rall
he didn't mention one time the phrase stand your ground or self-defense. he didn't say the name trayvon martin, jordan davis, or marissa alexander. don't these issues deserve the attention of the state's governor? >> well, our governor has been writing letters to the president about venezuela and about things outside of state of florida, but he has neglected to mention floridians that are dying. he has neglected to mention that this is a topic around the nation about his state. and i was...
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but the defense tells a different story. in a sworn statement pistorius claims he thought reeva was an intruder and that he feared for his life. this case is captivating south africa, being compared to the o.j. simpson trial. >> this is probably the biggest trial of the century, certainly so far. >> reporter: interes is so high a dedicated cable channel is now on air to cover proceedings. >> that tension between this almost godlike character, my mythological character, and the awful tragedy of what happened is something no one can resist. >> count 1 is one of murder -- >> reporter: in a crowded courtroom pistorius appears almost isolated, a lonely figure. but in that same way we've seen him on the field he's calm and focused, almost as if preparing for competition. >> it's only a matter of waking up and thinking i can do it. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was born without bones in his lower legs. after consulting with dozens of specialists, his parents made a decision to amputate from below the knee. he won a gold medal at the
but the defense tells a different story. in a sworn statement pistorius claims he thought reeva was an intruder and that he feared for his life. this case is captivating south africa, being compared to the o.j. simpson trial. >> this is probably the biggest trial of the century, certainly so far. >> reporter: interes is so high a dedicated cable channel is now on air to cover proceedings. >> that tension between this almost godlike character, my mythological character, and the...
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north the blood on that part it was planned long time ago the defense ministry. told me about earlier. apparently all the orders ready assure you vs the size. it was has been finished and yesterday i ordered all the troops to return to their military bases but no one was at the. board so what could trigger a possible use of the military force of course is so nina extreme. that's true legitimacy of the regime no. legitimacy in president yannick or which requested by russia to use the military. to defer to defend the law i've seen health of the ukrainians. mar major concern is the not on the list and orgy that is happening and. the so many that. nationalists and radical extremists. that are rampant on the streets of kiev and we use the media might have seen that one of the regions was chained on a square. carved to some fixture in the winter. cold with a freezing cold he was later holed up in. basement he was tortured in shock so what's happening how do you define that as this democracy at the at the core is this a expression of democracy that he was appointed just
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in 2009, the legal defense fund began advocating for abu-jamal. first as amicus and then as cocounsel. now, to be clear, mr. president, every criminal defendant is entitled to an attorney. but adegbile's representation of abu-jamal was pure advocacy. abu-jamal's guilt was not in doubt. four eyewitnesses saw the shooting. abu-jamal's confessed and stated in front of three witnesses that he hoped that officer faulkner died. there was significant ballistic and forensic evidence. for example, the murder weapon was registered to abu-jamal and found at the scene with spent shell casings. and abu-jamal already had a team of high-priced lawyers working pro bono who had filed decades of posttrial petitions and appeals delaying the carrying out of of his sentence. under aadegbile'adegbile's -- ur adegbile's supervision, rallies and protests and media campaign all portrayed mumia abu-jamal an unrepentant cop killer as a political prisoner. for example, a 2011l.d.f. press release said, "abu-jamal is widely viewed as a symbol of the racial injustices of the de
in 2009, the legal defense fund began advocating for abu-jamal. first as amicus and then as cocounsel. now, to be clear, mr. president, every criminal defendant is entitled to an attorney. but adegbile's representation of abu-jamal was pure advocacy. abu-jamal's guilt was not in doubt. four eyewitnesses saw the shooting. abu-jamal's confessed and stated in front of three witnesses that he hoped that officer faulkner died. there was significant ballistic and forensic evidence. for example, the...
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i'm fortunate in that one of the people least one other driving practices now the defense and national security a minister in a new government syrup. it's not encouraging the end of the dice with kerry should be talking about not just the criticizing the study should be criticizing the dvd the extremists in the kiev the new government for more on the tense situation in ukraine in balinese point system and this is all the international line on. news the eye. the two language. news programs and documentaries in arabic. its goal hero of tea. we'll talk the leap into the intriguing story. are you here. loyalty card for no more visit our big old auntie don't call the new. several russian cities on the border with ukraine have seen massive rallies in support of the russian speaking population living mixed all around twenty thousand people took to the streets in the show solidarity against the radical groups they believe there's a risk to the population of ukraine the crowds emphasize the cocoa and historical ties between the nations and some are urging the authorities to open eyes really fun
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that's akorgd to defense officials in south korea. they called north korea's launches a reckless provocation. >>> back at home, the feds are suing sprint for overcharging on wiretap. they say the company collected an extra $21 million over more than three years. a sprint spokesman said the bills were fair and legal. the suit also reveals the drug enforcement administration spent the most on wiretap and they were followed by the fbi. >>> two stars of "the real housewives" pleaded guilty to fraud. remember these would guys? they previously had denied they lied on mortgage applications and hid their fortune from a bankruptcy filing. we will have much more coming up right after these messages. "shepard smith" reporting from kiev. [ male announcer ] away... [ laughing ] ...is the crackle of the campfire. it can be a million years old... cool. ...or a few weeks young. ♪ [ laughs ] away beckons from orion's belt. away...is a place that's closer than you think. find your away. for a dealer and the rv that's right for you, visit gorving.com.
that's akorgd to defense officials in south korea. they called north korea's launches a reckless provocation. >>> back at home, the feds are suing sprint for overcharging on wiretap. they say the company collected an extra $21 million over more than three years. a sprint spokesman said the bills were fair and legal. the suit also reveals the drug enforcement administration spent the most on wiretap and they were followed by the fbi. >>> two stars of "the real...
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defense forces at. play. in the finish line a. follow. her mum play. a game. join me. for that impartial and financial reporting commentary contributor and much much. only on the bus and. put it on your. face you know. a pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm researcher. i've got a quote for you. it's pretty tough. if they were it's about story. let's give this guy like you would smear about guns instead of working for the people both issues the mainstream media are working for each other bridegrooms division by zero because. they did rather well. we're. the classic. overbite go to do is go did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioning the constitution because it's hot that's because a free and open process is critical to our democracy attract all books it's. going to go on i'm sorry and i'm a show we were real the picture of what's actually going to call you on we go beyond identifying the problem to try to fix rational debate a real discussion critical issues facing america have bought the book go ready to join the movement then wel
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and non-defense programs. he says it is unclear what mechanism will add spending while adhering to spending caps. covering budget release events throughout the day and throughout the week here on c-span and across the c-span networks. 12:45, the director of the office of management and budget, and several top economic advisers, including gene sperling, who heads the national economic council, and the council of economic advisers chairman, will review the budget with reporters, coming up at 12:45. tomorrow, administration officials are on capitol hill to talk about the budget before house and senate committees. first up, treasury secretary jack lew will be talking before the senate finance committee, 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span three. the office of management and budget director burwell, who you will see on c-span in a bit, will be before the house budget committee at 2:00 p.m. congressman paul ryan chairing the committee. esther day, he released a republican version of the budget ahead of the president's plan
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in fact the seats are patrolled by the so called self defense lots more still to be a military bases and artillery are now on to the complete control of local authorities and that will happen without a single shot fired so that is definitely a good side because no one wants a need of any bloodshed. last week you are being fired on in kiev wanting those very violent demonstrations kind of layout was like being in a new deal the things that are not. well i don't feel safe as a journalist right now especially compared to what we saw in kyiv since initially were just going to film protests that persona never expected that the violence would reach for that sort of that level and that still stands though i wasn't targeted personally but some of the people that we are still here with a crew members war including even the government was building its own lab report right now because of the first or just watching the events unfold on independence square in kiev that pretty much this revolution happens on the farm warheads or at least that is only was it was stated that at some point of it than
in fact the seats are patrolled by the so called self defense lots more still to be a military bases and artillery are now on to the complete control of local authorities and that will happen without a single shot fired so that is definitely a good side because no one wants a need of any bloodshed. last week you are being fired on in kiev wanting those very violent demonstrations kind of layout was like being in a new deal the things that are not. well i don't feel safe as a journalist right...
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he needs to probably build up some nato defenses of east yearn european allies. he needs to leave putin exit doors. we want to create a scenario where he can back out, where we invite him to do that. it was interesting to me president obama mentioned in the phone call with president putin saturday, the 90-minute phone call, that the united states does understand that there's this issue of ethnic russians and why doesn't the oec, organization for security and cooperation in europe, widessent the united states and europe help russia monitor the well being to have the russians that immediately leave the necessity for russian troops. putin may not take the opportunity now but at least it gives him a potential way out. >> charlie: what do you think they talked about for 90 minutes? >> i have been in several phone calls -- i have been in the presence of the phone calls and in meetings. >> charlie: how does president obama think about putin in these actions? >> he sees it as illegal, irresponsible, threatening the security of europe and sovereign country of ukraine. we
he needs to probably build up some nato defenses of east yearn european allies. he needs to leave putin exit doors. we want to create a scenario where he can back out, where we invite him to do that. it was interesting to me president obama mentioned in the phone call with president putin saturday, the 90-minute phone call, that the united states does understand that there's this issue of ethnic russians and why doesn't the oec, organization for security and cooperation in europe, widessent the...
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there ought to be a nato summit where we reaffirm the collective defense of those east european allie allie allies. poland, putin needs to know that the security of those countries is strong and ever lasting. that's a message that the president of the united states is capable of gifgs giving. you saw that secretary of state kerry offered $1 billion in loan guarantees. kathy ashton, the senior foreign policy of the european union will be there top. we should see an equal or perhaps even bigger package by the eu. >> i'm not hearing you talk about sanctions because, as you know, the europeans, especially the germans, there's a split between them and the u.s. >> well, actually, that was a third thing that i was going to mention, wolf. obviously, as president obama has said correctly, there's got to be a cost for violating the integrity of another country for taking over the territory of that country. the united states is talking about maybe russia from the g-8. part of europe is with us, wolf. i think the british are. i think the french are. certainly the east europeans but germany has ve
there ought to be a nato summit where we reaffirm the collective defense of those east european allie allie allies. poland, putin needs to know that the security of those countries is strong and ever lasting. that's a message that the president of the united states is capable of gifgs giving. you saw that secretary of state kerry offered $1 billion in loan guarantees. kathy ashton, the senior foreign policy of the european union will be there top. we should see an equal or perhaps even bigger...
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but what we've heard, intense cross examination of this witness by the defense attorney representing oscar pistorius, questioning the statement that the witness had given to the police compared to what she said in the courtroom, at one point getting exasperated, saying "this is the eighth time i've asked you this question." the state prs interjected, objected. the judge said no, the question hasn't been answered, directed the witness to answer properly. this is what she said to her snp. >> when counsel asks a question, you answer the question. otherwise, you will be in that witness box for another day and maybe tomorrow or the day thereafter. the quicker way to get out of that box is to answer exactly what counsel is asking. >> reporter: so, this seemed to undermine the witness. the witness also cross-examination, defense attorneys saying your statement is almost line by line like your husband's, then questioning her about the screaming, getting to the point -- and this is where it got really emotional -- saying that the screaming that you heard, you say you heard after the gunshots,
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ourink we should restart missile defense systems in the czech republic and poland. i think first and foremost we have to stabilize the ukraine economy so that they can have a and existorganize where they can. >> what if we don't do this? it sounds like in your estimation, the president is not recognizing the threat that vladimir putin is. what do we risk as a nation in terms of our own security if we allow this to continue? all, putin's excuse is to take care of the russian speaking people that are in ukraine. he is worried about them. speakingre are russian people in poland, romania, latvia, estonia, list the lamia. so this is an assertion -- by the way, adolf hitler used it prior to the outbreak of four or two. -- of world war ii. we have to understand that vladimir putin is an old cold war warrior, and we have to treat him as such. that means sanctions, including a dramatic expansion of the so-called act where we hold people responsible for the things that have been done. and basically an understanding that we are dealing with the individual we are dealing with,
ourink we should restart missile defense systems in the czech republic and poland. i think first and foremost we have to stabilize the ukraine economy so that they can have a and existorganize where they can. >> what if we don't do this? it sounds like in your estimation, the president is not recognizing the threat that vladimir putin is. what do we risk as a nation in terms of our own security if we allow this to continue? all, putin's excuse is to take care of the russian speaking...
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what the defense is doing trying to keep him out of jail for life. >>> and nice kitty. how this unlikely pair became frie ♪ what is new pussycat. ♪ ♪ ♪ pussycat. i am so willing to care for you. ♪ >>> quick check of the head lines now. day two of the oscar pistorias murder trial. allegations that a tv station broadcast photos of the key witness against her witness. >>> radio shack closing up to 1100 stores bis of dismal holiday sales. >>> a tiger walked in a bar, that is the beginning of a bad joke. but it happen in a town nor chicago. video evidence now. >> they didn't know what to do. it is not like we walked in and turned him loose. >> i was a little scared and so someone walking the streets like it was a dog or something. >> he tried the same thing in december and this cat bit a woman. >> police are not laughing. he faces a number of charges including possession of a dangerous animal. we didn't so the pictures of the tiger and the bar. >> had a camera in their phone that would have said. >> send us that. >> tweet us the picture of a tiger in the bar? >> if
what the defense is doing trying to keep him out of jail for life. >>> and nice kitty. how this unlikely pair became frie ♪ what is new pussycat. ♪ ♪ ♪ pussycat. i am so willing to care for you. ♪ >>> quick check of the head lines now. day two of the oscar pistorias murder trial. allegations that a tv station broadcast photos of the key witness against her witness. >>> radio shack closing up to 1100 stores bis of dismal holiday sales. >>> a tiger...
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defensive bout language rights, yes. that will be -- that will have work done ot of there. and possibly participation by international agencies. ut let's understand one thing now. we must refuse -- refuse from plans or any habit violently to stablish authority establish philosophy, culture, their own world view on other people. democratic and it could lead to a very difficult consequences in ukraine. in a practical sense -- ne of the creepings said that it's not possible to talk about of agreement of the 21st february because the -- -- well, dowhat if you -- when you -- we not understand that he's not back? he left. he will not be running the government. and he will come. the ntinue to believe for reasons which i was explaining that right now he is legitimate president of ukraine. his fate, like the fate of any krainian politician must be resolved by the people of ukraine. but the question is not whether yanukovych or not. it's if you have the democratic arameters set for how to get out of the crisis in ukraine. the democratic parameter must be set. there has to be a consti
defensive bout language rights, yes. that will be -- that will have work done ot of there. and possibly participation by international agencies. ut let's understand one thing now. we must refuse -- refuse from plans or any habit violently to stablish authority establish philosophy, culture, their own world view on other people. democratic and it could lead to a very difficult consequences in ukraine. in a practical sense -- ne of the creepings said that it's not possible to talk about of...
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[applause] for our security, including in the vital area of missile defense. i said that the greatest threat to our common security is that of a nuclear-armed iran. we must prevent iran from having the capability to produce nuclear weapons. and i want to reiterate that point, not just, to prevent them from having the weapon, but to prevent them from having the capacity to make the weapon. [applause] that means we must dismantle iran's heavy water reactor and its underground enrichment facilities. we must get rid of iran's centrifuges and its stockpiles of enriched-uranium and we must that iran fully divulge the military dimensions of its nuclear program. now 17 countries around the world have peaceful nuclear energy programs. they're doing this without spinning centrifuges, without enriching uranium, without operating heavy water facilities, and without conducting military nuclear research. you know why iran insists on doing all of these things that the other peaceful countries don't do? it's because iran doesn't want a peaceful nuclear program. iran wants a m
[applause] for our security, including in the vital area of missile defense. i said that the greatest threat to our common security is that of a nuclear-armed iran. we must prevent iran from having the capability to produce nuclear weapons. and i want to reiterate that point, not just, to prevent them from having the weapon, but to prevent them from having the capacity to make the weapon. [applause] that means we must dismantle iran's heavy water reactor and its underground enrichment...
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arms to protect the errol and thirty three financial reports my knee and he's on the defensive. many decent honest republicans southern ukraine took the lead to demands by ethnic russians here's what's happening yet its quiet way of life. if you want peace prepare for war. this is the crying meander on to roads connecting the peninsula to the mainland here and here this is one of them. sandra is that local state and the content into a soul undesirable forces from the north. and this is why they're here. the fear that ukrainian fascists the country's ultra nationalists writes that the group helped topple president unocal beach. now many crimean so worried that such meticulous want to come in and can pandora's box what you will. we want peace in our country. what was happening to you if you don't want you to be with more cocktail or shown to me. this is a tranquil area in your sixties km away. now usually sleepy countryside is readying itself as a phone line. what miracles are preparing to become sponsors it was to fill him in the long war that could have been snow in alaska slick
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now has a new defense battle plan that involves shrinkinging down the military. >> the -- shrinking down the military. >> it would shrink down to the smallest since 1930's before world war ii? >> jon: what? i just love the army. i just love the army. [laughter] we can't shrink the army. it's a process only tested on our kids. [laughter] and then after that ourselves. [ laughter ] ising this this goss to be a -- is this going to be a trilogy? what are we cut something in. >> after iraq and afghanistan we're no longer sizing the military to conduct long stability operations. there's 525,000 active duty soldiers. we've decided to further reduce the active duty army strength to a range of 440,000 to 450 soldiers. >> jon: 450 that's not enough. i really don't -- 450,000. that's -- [laughter] that actually should be fine. [ laughter ] so we're deploying tough love to match our military size to our military needs. i think this is right especially since our military spending is bigger than the next 13 countries combined. as long as we keep the commitments we've already made to our veterans i thi
now has a new defense battle plan that involves shrinkinging down the military. >> the -- shrinking down the military. >> it would shrink down to the smallest since 1930's before world war ii? >> jon: what? i just love the army. i just love the army. [laughter] we can't shrink the army. it's a process only tested on our kids. [laughter] and then after that ourselves. [ laughter ] ising this this goss to be a -- is this going to be a trilogy? what are we cut something in....
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local forces of self-defense and not russian soldiers. you might remember there was some controversy about who the groups were we saw in the last couple of days. president putin saying that he wants to avoid force in the east, but there has been an unconstitutional coup and saying ukraine's ousted leader viktor yanukovych is still the country's legitimate leader. and he is also warning that anyone who threatens sanctions against russia. as we have seen the americans and europeans threatening sanctions and imposing some stoppages to some talks already. he's learning they should look out for that damage they will incur. president putin has said any snipers who shot demonstrators in kiev have been provacateurs. it refers back to the demonstrations we have seen of course in the last few weeks. president putin trying to clear the name of the former leader of ukraine mr. yanukovych. so this press conference going on in moscow with president putin trying to explain the russian view. this is the first time that we've seen the russian leader putti
local forces of self-defense and not russian soldiers. you might remember there was some controversy about who the groups were we saw in the last couple of days. president putin saying that he wants to avoid force in the east, but there has been an unconstitutional coup and saying ukraine's ousted leader viktor yanukovych is still the country's legitimate leader. and he is also warning that anyone who threatens sanctions against russia. as we have seen the americans and europeans threatening...
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very well prepared local self defense teams. he says he was asked about the uniforms and he said these are things you can pick up in shops across states that used to belong to the soef yviet unions. he was pressed were russians part of this and he said no. this fits the narrative that what you're seeing there is local homegrown grassroots rejection of what's going on in kiev, the change of government there. vladimir putin talked about the need to respect crimeans' right to determine their own destiny, basically. in the near future they're planning to hold a referendum to vote and whether or not they should seek greater independence from ukraine. >> and, phil, what did he say about ukraine's new leaders as well as the whereabouts of the ousted president, viktor yanukovych? >> reporter: well, he said the new leadership of ukraine seized power through an illegal coup. take a listen. >> translator: as to the -- whether this current authority are legitimate, partly yes, but the rest of them are not. the executive -- the acting presid
very well prepared local self defense teams. he says he was asked about the uniforms and he said these are things you can pick up in shops across states that used to belong to the soef yviet unions. he was pressed were russians part of this and he said no. this fits the narrative that what you're seeing there is local homegrown grassroots rejection of what's going on in kiev, the change of government there. vladimir putin talked about the need to respect crimeans' right to determine their own...